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This is the continuation of Part 1: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade.
As the Ford Explorer continued its journey north from Mission Beach on Interstate 5 (the San Diego Freeway) – a route that takes a nice path
Part 1: Coastal Southern California Ford Explorer Crusade
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There’s no telling when a new TV show is first aired what the audience reception will be. Some shows immediately flop, others start off strong and soon fizzle, and then there are those that strike a chord with the audience
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Editor Note: this is a flashback to the 2008 Washington Auto Show media day with an article originally published in January 2008.
Is there such a thing as auto heaven? The 2008 Washington Auto Show may just fool most into
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Long before the drug war, there was another war in American, which raged in the South. It was the backwoods liquor war. Backwoods liquor sometimes called moonshine or white lightening was distilled in rural areas of the South usually at
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The traditional boxy body-on-frame SUV has been in decline the last few years. The substantial uptick in gas prices in recent years has taken a big bite out of bigger gas thirsty (more traditional) SUV sales, while SUV crossovers and